BACKSTAY | • backstay n. (Nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the… • backstay n. A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something. • BACKSTAY n. a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship. |
HAYSTACK | • haystack n. A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay. • haystack n. (Canoeing) A standing wave in a rapid. • haystack n. (Programming) The text string within which another string is searched for. (see: needle in a haystack) |
JACKSTAY | • jackstay n. (Nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship’s yard, to which is attached the head… • jackstay n. (Nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a… • jackstay n. (Nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness… |
BACKSTAYS | • backstays n. Plural of backstay. • BACKSTAY n. a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship. |
HAYSTACKS | • haystacks n. Plural of haystack. • HAYSTACK n. a pile of hay. |
JACKSTAYS | • jackstays n. Plural of jackstay. • JACKSTAY n. an iron or wooden bar running along the yard of a ship to which sails are fastened. |
STACKYARD | • stackyard n. A farmyard in which stacks of hay etc. are stored. • STACKYARD n. a yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. |
TRACKWAYS | • trackways n. Plural of trackway. • TRACKWAY n. a trodden path. |
BACKSTABBY | • backstabby adj. (Informal) characteristic of deceit and treachery. • back-stabby adj. Alternative spelling of backstabby. |
STACKYARDS | • stackyards n. Plural of stackyard. • STACKYARD n. a yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. |
TRACKLAYERS | • tracklayers n. Plural of tracklayer. • TRACKLAYER n. one who lays tracks. |
CYBERATTACKS | • cyberattacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cyberattack. • cyber-attacks n. Plural of cyber-attack. • CYBERATTACK n. an attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system, or obtain information stored on a computer system, by means of hacking. |
KAKISTOCRACY | • kakistocracy n. Government under the control of a nation’s worst or least-qualified citizens. • KAKISTOCRACY n. government by the worst men of the state. |
TRACKLAYINGS | • TRACKLAYING n. the laying of tracks on a railway line. |
CANTANKEROUSLY | • cantankerously adv. In a cantankerous manner. • CANTANKEROUS adv. difficult or irritating to deal with. |
CYBERATTACKERS | • cyberattackers n. Plural of cyberattacker. |
MEGAKARYOCYTES | • megakaryocytes n. Plural of megakaryocyte. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |